Interim county administrator Rena Rogers gave an update about the ongoing work at the new county garage, which is nearing completion in Hovland. “It should be functional here in the next three or four weeks,” Rogers told commissioners at the Nov. 12 meeting. A final walk-through and punch list will be done on Nov. 25, she added. The highway department […]
Community Thanksgiving will once again be held at the First Congregational United Church of Christ
Come eat with us. Gather as neighbors so that strangers might become friends. Join us around the tables so that we can build up our community with love and kindness. Celebrate and give thanks at the Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at First Congregational United Church of Christ. Dinner will be served family style at 1:00 p.m., on Thanksgiving Day, November […]
One life at a time
‘Then [Jesus and his disciples] arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him.’ Luke 8: 26-27a When I was a college sophomore back in 1978, my roommate and I decided that we were going to drive the 1,900 miles to Key […]
Joan Swenson Elbers
Joan Swenson Elbers passed away on November 4, 2019 at the age of 89 years. She was raised in Minneapolis, and since childhood spent time regularly in Cook County. Even when living across the country in Maryland, Florida and finally Texas, the Minnesota trips were an annual event – first as vacations to family cabins off Cascade Beach Road and […]
Helping Hands of Cook County ready to assist those in need
Helping Hands of Cook County has only been in operation for a couple of weeks. Still, the nonprofit has already assisted more than half a dozen families and individuals said Jes Rodne, who, along with Christine Conroy, organized and leads the small nonprofit. It works this way. Say you need a pair of winter boots for you or your child […]
Economic Assistance and Health Care Programs
What is Economic Assistance? Economic assistance refers to any government run program that assists low-income people with meeting basic needs such as food and shelter. Programs can provide eligible residents with a monthly benefit to purchase food, be paid directly towards shelter expenses like rent or utilities, or provide recipients with money to help them purchase other items of basic […]
Historical Reflections
These beautiful young ladies modeled for the Vintage Style Show held Feb. 20, 1986 at the East Bay Hotel dining room to benefit the Minnesota Women’s Fund. In front row, from left, are Sarah Schuh, Becky Desley, Sharon Macy and Pam Cathcart; in back from left, are Marin Sande, Karen Lehto, Judy Schuh, Beth LaVigne, Jeanette Schuh and Laurie Anderson. […]
Down Memory Lane
10 YEARS AGONOV. 14, 2009 The true boundaries of properties comprising 10 square miles in and around Judge Magney State Park are currently unknown, but county surveyor Wayne Hensche wants to find them. Ten east end property owners along with numerous county staff attended a public hearing Tuesday regarding the possibility of the county authorizing a survey of the entire […]
Consent agenda items approved by the county board Nov. 12
The following items were approved by motion during the consent agenda of the county board meeting. * Stacey Hawkins was approved for an out-of-class assignment to help with payroll during the transition to train in a new payroll person. * Adam Nelson’s resignation was accepted, and an Engineering Tech 1 position will be advertised to fill the opening at the […]
Commissioners hire consulting service to begin a search for a new county administrator
Gary Weiers came before the Cook County Commissioners on November 12 to discuss the process of filling the opening left by cook county administrator Jeff Cadwell who moved recently to take a similar job in Mahnomen County. Weiers works for DDA Human Resources Inc., the firm selected by the county to help in its job search. Before working for DDA, […]